Car collection worth $15 million headed to auction in Texas

Owner has too many cool toys, must cut back.

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Do you think owning too many cool cars is a problem? Texas-based businessman and avid collector Don Davis thinks so. Consequently, he is putting up 64 rare
and classic cars, $15 million worth, for auction later this month in Forth Worth through RM.

Davis is downsizing his collection because he doesn't have enough spare time to properly maintain all of the cars. He figures 25 to 30 machines is more
manageable stable.

If you already hate Mr. Davis, this tidbit of information won't change your opinion: Many of the cars being sold are duplicates. For example, Davis owns
numerous Mercedes-Benz 300 SL roadsters and coupes, and is selling three of them in the auction.

This one of only five built, and is the actual vehicle used for the pace car duties in the 1941 race. The car's "dual-cowl" configuration means the car has
one windshield for the front passengers and a second to protect the rear passengers. It has an inline eight-cylinder engine that makes 143 horsepower.